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Allysen Lovstuen, math teacher, Decorah High School
Allysen Lovstuen knew she was destined to be a math teacher in the fifth grade.
“I always liked figuring out problems and that’s what I see math is – a problem-solving activity,” she said. “It’s overcoming challenges. I didn’t mind it being hard be…

Five Iowa teachers have been named state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
The finalists in math are Allysen Lovstuen of Decorah High School, Brian Reece of Central Academy in Des Moines, and Jeff Marks of Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. The finalists in s…

Educators at Van Meter Elementary pore over data as part of the school’s Response to Intervention commitment. From left, Janelle Thompson, Jenny Stephens, Brooke Gadberry and Ann Volk.
If you think Response to Intervention, or RtI, is aimed only at struggling students, teachers at Van Meter Elementary School would…

Middle school summit focuses on wellness training, Healthiest State Walk
About 150 middle school students and teachers from across the state will learn how eating right and staying active bring out the super powers inside them at the annual Super Power Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the State Historical Building, …

Learning doesn’t take place just in a classroom. It can happen before school, after and during the summer.
Called in educational circles “extended learning,” it enhances students’ overall educational experiences. The best programs, research shows, involve both school and community involvement.
And to that…

Teachers in Waterloo’s high schools were alarmed at what they were seeing: Too many students receiving special education services were getting into trouble outside school.
“Some of the students on IEPs were being swept into the correctional system or becoming disengaged,” said Amy Alfrey, Waterloo’s special …

Five Iowa schools are among 286 schools nationwide named 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools for their overall academic excellence or for their progress in improving student academic achievement levels:
Meeker Elementary School (Ames Community School District)
Herbert Hoover Elementary School (Bettendorf Communit…

The Iowa State Board of Education’s next regular meeting will take place on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Grimes State Office Building, 400 E. 14th St., in Des Moines. The work session begins at 9 a.m., followed by the business meeting at 10:30 a.m.
See compete agenda with attachments here.

Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck today said this year’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results for the state’s schools and school districts reinforce that the accountability system set up under the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind law is the wrong fit for states and should be revised.
The Departm…

Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck today announced the five Iowans who will serve on a task force to study state education reporting requirements.
The Reporting Requirement Review Task Force was established as part of House File 215, the landmark education reform bill adopted by Iowa lawmakers this year…